Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-04-08

ton brahch that by Il little extra work,
appearing nothing unusual, he was
able to keep these facts from the
knowledge of any one in the bank :
except the thief "r thieves.
As for the thief, there wrr' his twn
nephews and five other clerks. and An
old head cashier, Mr. NJ tlev HIS
nephews We're Cousins. sous of his
rother aud sister rrsprc lveiy. named
Adol phus Dale and Hugh l. .nton.
The clerks were all resp c;aJle and
quiet. especially one Mas n. who wa:
coneld red most excellent youn.
man.
Immediately resolved in my own
mind b KEEP special eye on this
young man, in consequence Of his ad-
mIrable reputation. As for the notes
they were taken one at time, and
never Il larger one than twenty five
Eone-m silly smaller ones.
listened to all Mr.. Dile's state,
ments AMI theories, not that | had
much faith in either, but sometimes
one may pick up grain Of sense from
amateurs-besldes rs they pay the
piper, they NAV, to Il certain extent,
be allowed to think they call the tune,
Bat when he'd done talking | felt
this a very difficult business. How,
ever, he made me stay at his house al
ways, AS the gentlemen wanting some
houses; and | slept like top till
reused by instinct by somebody creep
ing past my dor. Dat | crept too,
aud there was Mr.. Dale about foar u.
M III blanker, faucying he heard a
noise down stairs Down We went,
but found nothing. OF course not.
Now look here, SIR" whispered.
IF I'm TO manage this, let m do It,
but please dent put yolr oar in"
81 can't sleep" he ssi II get up
at all hours I'm in so h avy sleep
that I'm always late"
/ | went back To bed somewhat dis
gast d, for it was sharp October
Ipight, and | Was tired ont with my
long journey. Bat his worls put an
idea into INV head. and remembered
something once read abou' How
ever, FOR the present | Will put this II
side.
Tie next ia. he took me after
breakfast into the glass pa ueled rosn
where he sat, and through little
peephole scraped in the ground
glass ! reconnoitred the bauk staff
/ They were all scratching away with
industrious pens, aud shoveling out
money TO tue customers. Of whom, be
lng market dsy. there wrr many.
Nov ! don't know why, tut dldn'l
seem inclined 10 notice any one IN par
lIcul,r but Mr.. Lenton (Mr. Dale 5
sisters SOM and Mr.. Mason, the clerk
who bore so admirable character
They sat side bg side in the bank, and
we're evidently on very friendly terms.
+ Lenton was handsome Young fell
/ low, with wha, you cali "lashlng'
look about him; the clerk was just
TN" contrary, being very quiet and
lemure-a thousn,ful young chap.
too thoughtful. fAncied, If he hau
only the ordinary bank business on
/ his mind.
IS sa' 'ooHihs OUT thr o'd caSh-
'e'' Nr' Ml'icy' came IN LOOKING per
p'eAsu' 'Tt'he i'e ne hrs'ta'eo' hF'
ba'e to'u MN ! "~s if'eh > anu lie
might speak before me
well, sir, said the. old man, hand,
ang TIE manager sheet 81 paper,
tins note account is wrong. There
T IS twenty hve pound note less than
t.ere ought Ia b.
"Nousrnsr, said Mr. Dale peren,
toFily; then, noticing the hart look of
The old cashier, he sad. careiessly. Il
be1 your P1:d"n, Mit1e'; 20 there Is
Oh. / remember | paid one away IN
my private account Dtott my ac-
count "ltA II,
The old IN withdraw s'tlstled.
In Mr. Dale, with AN angry look.
turned TO me.
/ "A other one m;ssins since yeSter
.lav. Stunning. wen sl"ce ,"u'v- heen
nere- TH"v were all right, MItlcy
,ay~, last hlcht.
SAID no'htn-. ~ thnn-ht much; ;
but | wash going to commit mys If
When the bn,k close %, the aay.
besides Mr. aud Mrs. Dali, their three
female servants, boot ooy, anu the
TWO nephews were the persons who
slept in the ho Sc, while the KEYS
were in Mr.. .le's room. though that
diin't prove much. FOR sometimes notes
went in the daytime, took a stroll,
Us ensibIy To lo,k at houses for sale;
really to follow Messrs Linton and
Mason, who went of for a walk to
gether. | followed them along ii
drrarv cou lty roa |, with about the
worst tints that ever cut their Lon
don boots, Til they came some two
miles ont Of the town to public
house, the Blue Lon. 1t AS an or
| 4 ri oman yb aud tha lluI i,r,l